Category Archives: Singapore

People do some interesting things in the name of religion. (As an anthropologist-in-training, I’m not allowed to call these things “crazy.”) Thaipusam is a Tamil Hindu festival that is banned in India, but still practiced in Singapore and Malaysia. Supposedly, … Continue reading →

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I’ve actually been meaning to write (rant?) about this for awhile, but was finally prompted by an article in today’s New York Times. In the article, Julia Moskin outlines a stingray crawl around New York City, for which she relies on the help … Continue reading →

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Whenever I told people I was going to move to Singapore, I usually got one of two responses: don’t chew gum and don’t get caned. (The next most popular was, “are you going to have to learn the language?”) It … Continue reading →

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I was sitting at my favorite frozen yogurt place yesterday, happily reunited with the internet (which isn’t working at my apartment), when a gentleman approached me and declared, “you have a lucky forehead.” He was an old Indian man, complete with … Continue reading →

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As previously noted in my post on crazy Pringles, I love finding unusual flavors of familiar products. At some point several years ago, I learned that Japan is home to numerous flavors of KitKats, none of which make an appearance … Continue reading →

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Two months ago I started taking Malay classes in Singapore. It took me the two months before that to actually arrange the classes – it seemed I was the only person in the country who wanted to learn Malay. First, … Continue reading →

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Awhile ago I went to the Golden Mile Hawker Centre to try the infamous sup tulang – mutton bone marrow soup. Mutton bones are cooked in a bright reddish-pink chili sauce, which does not taste at all spicy and does … Continue reading →

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I’m past the half-way point of my time in Singapore and I so I drew up a list of things to accomplish in the four months that remain. I figure it’s important to have goals, although most of these are … Continue reading →